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Origins Available: English, French Where did the English Gamage family come from? What is the English Gamage family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gamage family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gamage family history? The name Gamage came to England with the ancestors of the Gamage family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Gamage family lived in Gamaches, in Normandy. The family name Gamage was brought to England after the Norman Conquest, when William the Conqueror gave his friends and relatives most of the land formerly owned by Anglo-Saxon aristocrats. The Normans frequently used the name of their estate in Normandy as part of their name. The surname Gamage was established by Norman landholders in the county of Herefordshire.Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Gamadge, Gamage, Gammage, Gamages, Gamaches and others. First found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. This distinguished name appears on the Roll of Battell Abbey honoring those Norman nobles who were present at Hastings. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gamage research. Another 252 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1159, 1285, 1306, 1411, 1563, and 1621 are included under the topic Early Gamage History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 46 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gamage Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Gamage or a variant listed above: Gamage Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
Gamage Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Gamage Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gamage Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:35. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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